Harvard Art Museums > 2014.513: Ceramic bowl Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Ceramic bowl , 2014.513,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/351439. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2014.513 Title Ceramic bowl Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 18th century Places Creation Place: Africa, Morocco, Fez Period 'Alawid period Culture Moroccan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/351439 Physical Descriptions Medium Red earthenware with painting over opaque glaze Dimensions 12" diameter, 6" height Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Galerie Al Badii, Marrakech, (by 2001)], sold; to William A. McClung, Richmond, VA (2001-2014), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of William Alexander McClung, Ph.D. 1972 Accession Year 2014 Object Number 2014.513 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This conical bowl with high foot ring and rounded sides conforms to a type of Moroccan vessel referred to as a mokhfia, which was used to serve couscous. On the interior, the design is traced in brown, then filled in with a grayish blue, pale yellow, and emerald green. From a yellow circle at the center, the radial pattern extends to the rim; it features six pointed lobes containing stylized pomegranates on swaying stalks. Each pomegranate bears a multi-petaled flower. On the exterior, a wide border along the rim is filled with a loosely painted zigzag. Publication History Carlo Venturini, La Faenza dell’Islam: Le ceramiche di Fès (Milan, 1991), pp. 43-45, illustrated p. 45 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
